Football trust expansion boost

Supporters Direct has welcomed the announcement by Chancellor Gordon Brown and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell that the Government is to expand the role for the organisation. The commitment...

Supporters Direct has welcomed the announcement by Chancellor Gordon Brown and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell that the Government is to expand the role for the organisation.
The commitment comes as part of news that a new National Sports Foundation (NSF) is to be set up to deliver &#163 40 million investment into grass roots sport to provide community based programmes, encouraging inclusion and participation through Sport direct from Treasury funding.
As part of this new funding the Government also look to NSF to deliver Labour&#039s manifesto commitment to Supporters Direct.

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